The War Crimes Prez confirmed

Yesterday I blogged about the fact that our troops were capturing the wives of suspected insurgents and holding them hostage in the hopes of using them to lure the insurgents to give up. I said then that while I wasn't sure, I thought this was a violation of the Geneva Convention. Matthew Gross confirms that today. Here are the relevant articles:

Art. 33. No... person may be punished for an offence he or she has not personally committed. Collective penalties and likewise all measures of intimidation or of terrorism are prohibited.

Art. 34. The taking of hostages is prohibited.